Saint Helena Plover vs Grey-headed Lapwing

Charadrius sanctaehelenae в сравнении с Vanellus cinereus

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Характеристика Saint Helena Plover Grey-headed Lapwing
Научное название Charadrius sanctaehelenae Vanellus cinereus
Отряд Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Семейство Charadriidae Charadriidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 22,3 cm (8.8 in) 48,0 cm (18.9 in)
Масса 48,65 g (1.72 oz) 259,5 g (9.15 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-2 4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Saint Helena Plover only

Нет

Grey-headed Lapwing only

Охранный статус

Vulnerable

Saint Helena Plover

Least Concern

Grey-headed Lapwing

About These Birds

Saint Helena Plover

Saint Helena Plover: 15–16 cm, critically endangered plover endemic to Saint Helena island in the South Atlantic. Locally called 'wirebird' for its thin legs. Restricted to open semi-arid flax-and-pasture plateau of central Saint Helena. Insectivorous. Fewer than 350 individuals. CR. Threatened by cats, habitat change, and drought.

Grey-headed Lapwing

Grey-headed Lapwing: 34–37 cm, large lapwing with an ash-grey head, yellow bill tipped black, and broad black breast-band. Breeds in freshwater wetland margins and wet rice fields of northern and eastern China, Korea, and Japan; winters in South and Southeast Asia. Insectivorous. Long-distance migrant.

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